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E. N. HIGLEY. RAIL CHAIR AND TIE.

Patented Dec. 18, 1894.

INVENT U WITNEEEEE- FFICE.

EBEN N. HIGLEY, OF SUMMERSWORTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOR TO THEINTERNATIONAL RAILWAY TIE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RAIL CHAIR AND TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,263, dated December18, 1894.

Application filed August 13, 1894. Serial N0. 520,190. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 4

Be it known that I, EBEN N. HIGLEY, of Summersworth, in the county ofStrafford, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Rail Chairs and Ties, of which the following is adescription sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any personskilled in the art or science to which said invention appertains to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which Figure l is a transversesection of my improved rail-chair represented in use on a metallic tiewhich is shown in longitudinal section taken on line 1-l in Fig. 2. Fig.2 is a top plan view of the same; and Fig. 3 a transverse section takenon line 33 in Fig. 2.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the differentfigures of the drawings.- I

My invention relates especially to a chair for supporting track-railsfor street-railways, the object being particularly to provide a devicewhereby the paving stones can be adjusted closely to the rail; and itconsists in certain novel features hereinafter fully set forth andclaimed.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understoodby all conversant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, A represents a metallic cross-tie or sleeper which issubstantially U- shaped in crosssection as shown in Fig. 3.

B represents the rail-chair considered as a whole. This chair consistsprimarily of a T- iron, f, which is arranged transversely of the tie, A,and is secured thereto by rivets, g, passing through its head. Twoplates, h, are

bent at, 'i, to over-ride the flange, j, of the rail, 0. These platesare secured to the shank of the T-iron by bolts and nuts, m, passingtransversely through the same. The nuts are turned partially off thebolts to permit 5 lateral movement of the plates, h, and the rail, 0, isdropped in between said plates. IVhen the nuts are turned up the platesclamp securely onto the rail flange and afford a support for said railin a manner which will be understood by those conversant with suchmatters without a more explicit description. These plates and the shankof the T-iron afford sufficient space for paving against the shank ofthe rail chair and above the tie.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim is l. A rail-chaircomprising a T-iron attachable to a sleeper in combination with twoplates having heads bent. to embrace the rail flange and their shanksdetachably secured to the shank of said T-iron, substantially as described.

2. A rail-tie comprising an approximately U-shaped metallic plate incombination with a chair comprising a T-iron bolted to said tie; twoplates bolted to the shank of said T-iron and having heads for embracingthe rail flange.

3. In combination the tie, A; the T-iron, f, secured thereto by bolts,9; the plates, h, secured by bolts, on, to the shank of said T- iron andhaving heads, 1', for embracing the flange of the track-rail,substantially as set forth.

EBEN N. HIGLEY.

